Brick Red (DD3C36) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brick Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brick Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #DD3C36

RGB rgb(221, 60, 54)

HSL hsl(2°, 71%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:76% K:13%

Luminance 0.1872

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.4:1

Aa — #DD3C36

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.77:1

Aa — #DD3C36

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD3C36 #36D7DD

Analogous

#DD3684 #DD3C36 #DD8F36

Triadic

#DD3C36 #36DD3C #3C36DD

Split-comp.

#DD3C36 #36DD8F #3684DD

Tetradic

#DD3C36 #84DD36 #36D7DD #8F36DD

Monochromatic

#390F0E #8C2522 #D14742 #DB6F6B #EAABA9

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